Thimble is an online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. “At Thimble Literary Magazine, we believe armor can be found in the oddest of places: whether that’s facing a hard truth head-on or reframing it so you can better understand it. We […]
UPDATED 05/26/2021 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]
Writing contests provide the perfect avenue to hone our writing skills and produce quality pieces. These contests come with a range of genres and topics that you can cover. This means that you are bound to find a contest that meets your needs and will help you improve […]
These tips include the basics as well as links to several articles and posts to help even the most seasoned poet/writer, including terminology you need to know, things to do before you submit, general tips, and links to posts on my site and other sites related to submitting, […]
Book of Matches is the new online literary journal “interested in protest against the unknowing alive in human existence, in protest against the knowing, too.” They are currently open to submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations for their inaugural issue. They plan to nominate for Best of […]
Galleyway is an online platform that spotlights opportunities for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) writers in literature, poetry, television, film, and theater. In addition, we produce audio readings, a video interview series, and facilitate weekly virtual writing sessions. I founded the site in 2016 in response to […]
Platform Review is the new online literary journal of ARTS By The People, a non-profit with the mission to “establish, operate, promote, and conduct educational programs, opportunities, classes, and sessions in the creative arts for the public, especially seniors and youth.” They publish poetry, prose (< 5,000 words), […]
Artists and writers or poets can team up a create greater visibility for themselves through ekphrastic poetry or fiction writing. Ekphrastic poetry is when the poet reacts to a piece of visual art, a painting, a photograph, or even a sculpture. Ekphrastic poetry is a way to make […]
Everything in Aspic is a new literary journal published quarterly with a free to enter quarterly poetry contest. They are currently open for their contest and for submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, or hybrid work for their Autumn issue. You can check out their previous issues to […]
Oddball Magazine is an online literary magazine that started as a zine over 20 years ago. They also produce The Oddball Show that you can stream online for interviews with a wide variety of guests. Oddball Magazine is open year-round for poetry, art, comic strips, book reviews, music […]
